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finally, i have a minute to post

2012-08-20T10:48:00.000-04:00

Again, I have been either busy or during the time that I am not, I tend to forget about posting something on my blog. Sometimes I even forget that I still have a blog, but today, I remembered.

After two long months of being away from the family, I finally made it back home around the end of June. It would have been earlier but we broke in Spain for a few days. Had a couple of Sangria and a whole lot of tapas to soothe the sorrow away.

Once back stateside, I was pounded right away with requests on getting iPad's issued to the aircrew. I don't know if you have heard but the Air Force has spent $9 Million to go paperless cockpit to save money in the long run. Long days ensued to have iPad's set up. Yet, this was not enough. I have only finished 25% of our total stock due to vague instructions from the higher ups.

I was then taken away for a few trips here and there. More on that later on.

So far this is what has been going on with me. Right now, I am on leave status and trying to relax while accomplishing last minute trips for my son before summer ends.

been awhile...

2012-06-18T05:49:00.001-04:00

It has been over two months since I have posted something on my blog. It's not that I have forgotten it, it's just that I have been busy. I have deployed and hoping that I will be home soon (in a week, fingers cross).

We will see. Post will come when I get the chance, but for now, here is a picture by my babies for Father's day.

Belated Happy Father's Day to all the dad's out there. Don't forget to thank your wife as well.

keep drifting fun - sugoi shirt

2012-04-22T21:45:00.001-04:00

As I got the words that keep drifting fun finally released their spring 2012 shirts I immediately rushed to their website and ordered myself a Sugoi shirt that I saw posted on Facebook.

Yes I do my shopping on my phone usually.

A few days later A large USPS envelope came in and got me my extra medium shirt.

Sugoi KDF. The fabric is pretty darn good for $20.

I like it so much I went ahead and put it on. It feels nice. No it's not cold, I'm just really excited.

If you haven't done so, skid-addle yourself to keep drifting fun website and get yourself a shirt. They are on a limited run so don't be surprise if it's sold out.

gym bags are for boys, coach transatlantic carryon

2012-04-22T08:36:00.000-04:00

On my Christmas wish list, one of the things I asked was a leather duffle bag. Granted on my list, I asked for a Brooks Brothers Peeble Leather Duffle Bag or the Golden Fleece Embossed or, I was feeling very optimistic, a Louis Vuitton Graphite Damier. I didn't get any of them. I would've been happy with a Marc New York, but no, I didn't get a duffle bag. *sad face*.

Until this week.

BAM!

I haven't got the chance to use it yet. So far I'm very happy with the purchase. It comes with a strap for your shoulders. The ID tag, as pictured above, and a small Coach lock with Coach keys (not pictured). I guess my only gripe about it so far is the leather is not as thick as I would expect it to have. Other than that, this is pretty awesome.

craigslist? more like robslist.

2012-04-15T19:14:00.000-04:00

Ever since we moved up here in the almost the northern easterly part of the great country of the United States of America, I have never owned a car for more than 6 months. Every single one of them has been posted to Craigslist and never really lasted for more than a week and gets sold. Is it because the cars are highly in demand from the public? Or is it from the awesome ads that I have laid down on this world? Here are the ads from the beginning.

I bought this March of 2010. It was a great car, but it was older than me and it was starting to show. It had to go.

1981 Volvo shaggin wagon - $600 (Portsmouth)

Date: 2010-08-13, 7:38PM EDT
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Awesome car. This beast only has 190,000 miles. Oh my god!

You can text or even surf the web while driving. No need to shift on this rambunctious automatic transmission.

This classic can be yours for the low price of $600... or best offer.

Amazing!

Power windows. Human power that is. It's good exercise.

Welcome to the modern world with the audio system installed. Sony cassette deck player. Wow! Blast your tunes with 2 tweeter up front.

Mail me electronically to ask or inquire about this fine machinery. Yukio23@gmail.com

Location: Portsmouth

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I deployed days after selling the wagon. Got back November and bought a BMW 1988 325e. Went to the Pacific in January. Deployed again in February and got back May 2011. I was gone by end of May and then again in June. When I got back, decided that I did not like the car and out it went.

88 BMW 325e - red rock it! - $990 (Kittery / Portsmouth)

Date: 2011-07-02, 1:30PM EDT
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Look no further because this vehicle is for you.

It's red, that means this car looks fast. (girls dig that) It's four door, that means someday you wanna have a family of your own. (brownie points for the person you're in relationship with).

No need to shift on this bad boy. It's automatic! It only has 192,000 miles. Wow! Thats not even 10,000 per year. What what!

Let's not forget that it's summer time. This car is equip with a sunroof. You don't even need the key, its a manual crank. Awesome! Rainy season? This doesn't leak at all.

Rust? Heck yes it has rust. Its an old car in new england, what do you expect? But theres no major big ones. It has surface rust. I call that battle scars.

Holes? This car has none of that.

It's an E engine. It stands for E-ndestructible.

I know you're pumped, click up top to inquire for this car now. Hot like fiyaahhh!!! Celebrate your 4th of July by buying a red car!!!

Location: Kittery / Portsmouth

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I figured I wanted a bigger vehicle and decided to purchase a 1992 Lexus LS400. I loved this car. It has treated me right and it was very comfortable. This year, 2012, I decided that I wanted to start going sideways again (drifting if you must), but at the same time have enough room for the family. Lexus went to the chopping block.

1992 Lexus LS400 - $1995 (Kittery)

Date: 2012-02-08, 5:41PM EST
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Best under $2000 car you will ever see.

Got rust? This bad boy doesnt have it. Why? Because it was busy spending its time in the Florida sun. Beat that, New England weather. This automobile is tanner than a college student from Jersey Shore. FIST PUMP!

You like room? BAM! You have it. Sit on the back seat and clip your toe nails while your chauffeur drive you around town. No chauffeur? clip them while you drive. Why? Because you can with the enormous room this car has to offer. You like sumo wrestler riding? They will enjoy your car tremendously. They can have a buffet and feel comfortable with the leather seats that this car have. Ketchup or mustard dripped? Wipe that mess off easily. Brownie points.

Need to beat that yellow light? No problem. Step on the gas and let the V8 do the rest. Save five minutes on that commute to work.

Got kids? Stuff em in easily with the four door access. Sports gear? Trunk space so big, it can fit 9 midgets and a Twinkie.

Yo dawg, my kid just started driving, sup? They be sitting on the front seat, the back seat, still wondering what seat to take? Just ask Rebecca Black she will definitely approve. Your teenager will be hanging out with their FRANZZ blasting Friday everyday. Heck yeah. Automatic transmission all the way dawg.

Act now and not only you will get the 19" inch TSW bling BLANG wheels that it has currently on it but you will get another set of 15" Lexus wheels. HOLY COW. Do you want more? I will keep going. It has not one, not two but six, YES, SIX CD CHANGER. The car has 175,900 miles on it. That's right bros, that's less than 10,000 miles A YEAR. SAY WHAT? But WAIT, theres more. The clear white markers it currently have? I will throw the stock ones with the sale. Dddaaaaaaayyyyyyymmmmmmmnnnnnnn.

Hold your feelings and click the top link to email NOW!

Location: Kittery

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Bought me an Infiniti G35 Coupe. It is working awesome. I have my rear wheel drive and at the same time have a room for the wife on my side and two bucket seats in the back for the kids. Great! Then a week later. Found out the wife is pregnant. So yet again, I have to posts another ad.

05 Infiniti G35 Coupe 6MT, Fist pump! - $13999 (Kittery)

Date: 2012-04-13, 11:32AM EDT
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Do you like to fist pump? Do you like hanging out on the beach and showing off your "situation"?

Then I have the car for you.

It's fast, it's manual, and it's sexy.

This young seven year old Infiniti G35 Coupe only accrued 55,000 miles on its life span. Let's throw in a 2 year/24,000 mile extended warranty on top of that, just in case your radio, seat, or anything from bumper to bumper go wrong (not including wear and tear, of course). Dddaaaannngggggg! Fist pump!

All them Hampton Shore hotties will be all over you once they see you roll in with this hotness. Better be sure that you can drive a manual transmission. Automatic is for the lame. You will be shifting more than Vin Diesel did on the first Fast and the Furious. 6 (YES SIX) gears! Don't know where Hampton Beach is? This bad boy is equipped with a navigation system. No need for an ugly Garmin add-on.

Sensitive back? The black leather seats will soothe your pain. Turn the seat heater on and smile through the day.

Did we mention that this car is awesome? It's so awesome that everybody will give you the looks of envy. If Helen Keller was on the side walk, she would say "Daaayyyymmmnnn, that's hot!" In sign language of course.

Act now, click on the email link above and you can get all of this for, wait for it. . ..

$13,999

Open fist pump.

Are you excited? Because I am. After the cruise on the beach, you don't have to worry about taking just one hottie home. You have room for 3. Back seats are wonderful.

You, hotties, sunset, fist pump.

This is a serious ad, I am selling my car. Interested? email me.

Location: Kittery

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I try to make the posts somewhat interesting. I hate reading boring ads. I hope I made a difference in the world by doing so.

i like great marketing styles, and this one takes the cake for the year

2012-03-21T22:59:00.001-04:00

I am a big fan of marketing, and this advertisement for dollar shave club dot com takes the cake for the best commercial of the year (so far). I have probably watched it 10 times just tonight. It makes me want to sign up, but I hardly have anything to shave. Sorry Alejandro, won't be able to squeeze a buck from me.

I liked it so much, it made me download Karate by Kennedy

fuji x100, i so want you

2012-03-04T21:44:00.001-05:00

Before I start with my rant of obsession for this camera, I would like to start by saying that I am typing this post using an iPad app called "Blogsy". It's an app that I have been obsessing about ever since it came out. I just didn't have the generosity of paying $4.99 for it. My friend Joe Alonso from Hacking Humanity twitted me and threatened me that I should download the app. No, not really. He said its a good app.

Let's proceed to the real post.

If you are a new viewer of my blog you might not know that I have an old blog address that I decided to replace with this new one. I Am Swank. And on that blog, I posted my Christmas wish list, which I received three out of my six request. (iPad, cologne (Dolce light blue), and a members only jacket). No complains there. However, the one that I really obsess about is the Fuji X100.

I have heard about this powerful camera through the grapevine and did not believe a word they said about it. Why? Because it costs $1300. So, I did more research about it.

Photo by kaoni107

The photo it produces are amazing. Yes, it has a prime lens, 23mm (equivalent to 35mm), but yet it boast an amazing aperture of F2. The size is almost pocketable but way smaller than my DSLR and for someone that travels plenty like me, compact is a huge plus.

Photo by Linhberg Nguyen

As I do more research, I saw more photos on a blog that, I wouldn't say frequent, but view from time to time, often. Linhberg Nguyen. He posted that he has the camera in hand and one of the few lucky ones to get it in advance, the photos looks really good straight from the camera, my desire for this grew even more. A few months later, I found out that he posted more about the camera a few days later, an unbiased "non technical" technical review about the camera. My desire has now turned into lust. I lust for this.

I am still uncertain on how or when I can get this piece of masterpiece as my property, but I know one thing, that I will own one of these.

snow, you're nice and all, but can you please go?

2012-03-01T21:07:00.000-05:00

As nice it is to see snow on the ground during winter, it is much nicer for it to go as well.

What? You're crazy, mister.

No, people that have not seen snow or have not lived in such inclement weather regions might consider me lucky for having four seasons. Yes, it is nice I agree, but let us go over on the negative side of things.

Boom, right off the bat. Roads. It is slippery. Imagine driving at the Baja 1000 but frozen, and if you're car is not equipped for it, it's like driving on a rally race with slicks.

Secondly, living in the northeastern part of the United States, or New England if you may, they don't like change. Year in year out they go through this harsh weather and year in and year out power failures occur because of frozen power lines. Why not bury the lines underground and forget about it? Do you know how cold it gets when your heater needs electricity? Answer is, you don't worry about your food on the fridge spoiling.

Then to put the cherry on top, my car that I newly purchased needs new tires for the rear. Since we though we were gonna have an early spring I didn't bother getting it replace. Was I wrong. I made it a hundred yards and it finally just stopped moving. No, the car didn't die, it's still running, it just would not go anywhere. I was doing 60mph according to the speedometer. I guess it's time to invest on some new tires.

Status = out of commission.

Luckily, I have my wife's car to compensate. All wheel drive do work around here. And yes, we are now a Nissan family.

Lastly, the worst part, shoveling. It does suck. Better drink a lot of milk for that backbone or invest on a snow blower.

So as much as I would love to live in a four season region, I would rather live somewhere with one. Little things to consider before jumping on someone's case about why they hate it.

In the end, I still enjoy living here. ;)

instagram - why you so addicting?

2012-02-29T20:22:00.000-05:00

Hi. My name is Rob and I'm addicted to Instagram.

It started almost a year ago when I downloaded the app. I didn't think any of it. Posted a couple of pics. Got some likes. Next thing you know I'm #hashtagging my photos and start following other users. I browse through popular photos and wonder why it is on that page?

If you feel the same way check out the photos I posted

@yukio

keep drifting fun teaser

2012-02-27T22:14:00.000-05:00

Will Roegge and Josh Herron along with Andy Sapp, has finally finished up the teaser. Definitely worth the watch.

purche'd a "new" used car

2012-02-26T17:47:00.001-05:00

So this past Valentine's day, I have made a purchased that I claimed to be my wife's present for me. Well, it is. Got me an 05 G35.

It came with all the bells and whistles that the manufacturer has to offer (I think). It has black leather interior, heated seats with navi.

My original plan was to get a 350z, but with the lack of the rear seat, it wasn't really on the top of my special someones list. Having 2 kids (and now with a plus one) the two extra seat helps (even though its tiny) it's better than the none that Z33 offers.

Plans? Very simple. Since it came with the lip when I bought it, all I need now is coilovers and wheels, maybe exhaust. What kind of wheels? No idea.

I will be doing a proper photoshoot of this once I get the time.

you make me wanna

2012-02-26T13:51:00.003-05:00

After viewing various blogs and pictures from different website, It really makes me miss what I used to love, cars. Wether it be driving it, fixing it, or heck even shooting it.

Dear Me,

I miss the life.

Love,

I know it will be impossible to get back into the scene. I guess I will just sneak in various shows and events when my schedule permits.

For now, I leave you with one of my shots from the past.

intro

2012-02-26T13:28:00.000-05:00

This will be my 17th time changing up my blog address.

I blame it on my iPhone and the insufficient features from the blogging app they offer.

Expectations and goals...

I expect to post more photography stuff, cars, traveling and a few more family oriented posts... maybe.

Goal is to not change my mind and create a new blog and start over again... darn it.

Well here's to the new blog and to me sticking with it this time.